Intraoperative Time-Out to Promote the Implementation of the Critical View of Safety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Video-Based Assessment of 343 Procedures
Achieving a critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy is recommended but inconsistently performed. This before-and-after study assessed 343 procedural videos and found that performing a short intraoperative time-out drastically increased the implementation of this recommended step for safe cholecystectomy.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Pietro Mascagni, Mar ía Rita Rodríguez-Luna, Takeshi Urade, Emanuele Felli, Patrick Pessaux, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Guido Costamagna, Bernard Dallemagne, Nicolas Padoy Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research